# Ford f150 Shaking **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** ford, f150\ **Created:** [September 29, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-f150-shaking/81573 "2013-09-29T19:29:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![btpoole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@btpoole](https://community.cartalk.com/u/btpoole)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-f150-shaking/81573/1 "2013-09-29T19:29:22Z")
Purchased a 2000 F150 (over 200,000 miles) from a company fleet. The truck is not driven on a daily basis, only when needed to haul something to land field. One morning I had to drive the truck. When I pulled out of the driveway and began acceleration the truck began to shake violently. After some experimentation I came to the following conclusion. The vehicle starts to shake when a speed of 45 mph reached. If I try to hold the speed between 45-55 mph the shaking continues. If I let off of the accelerator, the shaking stops, if I accelerate thru 45, the shaking stops. The shaking is not from wheels, rotors, axle etc. The check engine lite also came on during this time. When the shaking starts, if I attempt to accelerate, the truck looses power briefly then picks up. I didn’t pay alot for the truck and really don’t know how much I am willing to put into it. If it doesn’t cost alot would like to keep the truck running. Thanks for any advice. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-f150-shaking/81573/2 "2013-09-29T20:08:54Z")
@btpoole The first thing I would do is retrieve fault codes Are your plugs up to date? What engine do you have? ---
**Author:** ![btpoole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@btpoole](https://community.cartalk.com/u/btpoole)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-f150-shaking/81573/3 "2013-09-29T20:24:19Z")
I would bet it needs new plugs but before I took it in for any work wanted to get some suggestions. I was just shocked that it did this so suddenly with no prior warning. When I parked it prior to first incident it was running fine. Has the V8 triton. Thanks for the comment. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 6:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-f150-shaking/81573/4 "2013-09-30T06:59:08Z")
Oh Boy, lots of luck changing the plugs on that! I would check the U-joints first. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 7:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-f150-shaking/81573/5 "2013-09-30T07:09:58Z")
You might also carefully check the intake tract between the throttle body and MAF sensor for any air leaks due to cracked hoses, loose clamps, etc. ---
**Author:** ![btpoole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@btpoole](https://community.cartalk.com/u/btpoole)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-f150-shaking/81573/6 "2013-10-02T21:17:09Z")
Thanks to you all for suggestions. Spoke with local repair guy who I trust, well presently. He believes it has to do with the plugs. It was a company vehicle and not sure how well it was maintained. Will post up date. Thanks again ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-f150-shaking/81573/7 "2013-10-02T21:29:57Z")
You might check the tires for liquid. Repeatedly inflating a leaky tire with canned “fix-a-flat” can result in the shaking you describe.